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Illinois American Water’s Champaign County District Wins Regional Water Taste Test

Dateline City:

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Local Water Team to Compete in State Water Taste Test

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illinois American Water’s Champaign County District is heading to a
state drinking water competition after placing first place in a regional
water taste test. Each year the 15-County Water Supply Operators
Association holds a regional drinking water competition. Illinois
American Water’s Champaign County Mattis Water Treatment Plant’s water
sample was this year’s winning entry.

Water samples were judged on taste, odor and clarity. Champaign County’s
local water service team will represent the region in a statewide taste
test competition at the Illinois Section of American Water Works
Association’s (AWWA) Conference, WATERCON 2019, in Springfield next
month. The winner of the state competition will compete in AWWA’s
national Best of the Best water taste test held during AWWA’s Annual
Conference and Exposition (ACE19) in June. Over 12,000 water
professionals across the country will gather at ACE19 where the
best-tasting tap water in North America will be declared.

Dave Farrar, senior manager of field operations and production for
Illinois American Water’s Champaign County service area, said, “Every
day we strive to provide our customers with the best product possible.
This recognition and the opportunity to compete for state and, possibly,
national honors is a testament to the work our team does every day to
provide award-winning drinking water to our friends and neighbors.”

Illinois American Water’s Champaign County District competed in the
taste test previously, winning national Best of the Best honors in 2005
and 2006. Illinois American Water is one of only two water systems to
earn the national honor twice.

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